Current research

You need to be sure that you are not about to duplicate research in progress elsewhere. It is also helpful to keep in touch with colleagues around the world who may be researching a similar topic to you.

  • Discussion lists can keep you in touch with other researchers
     
  • Theses are the results of others completed research
     
  • The Business Development Directorate will give information about research at Newcastle.
     
  • COS Expertise is an international database of researchers. You can search the database of 480,000 researchers at over 1,300 institutions worldwide. Register yourself on the COS database to promote your research and expertise to colleagues. [COS-REFUND is a joint venture between COS and Newcastle University to provide funding information to UK Universities]
     
  • ISI HighlyCited.com is a database that gives research professionals a tool to identify individuals, departments, and laboratories that have made "fundamental contributions to the advancement of science and technology in recent decades." This resource has been developed using the extensive ISI citation file - researchers with many citations from others are deemed to have influenced their subject area.
     
  • CORDIS the Community Research and Development Information Service, is a European Commission information service providing access to complete information on EU research and exploitation possibilities. Information on all research and technological development activities in the EU is provided through a range of databases.
     
  • Conferences may alert you to similar research
     
  • The Scholarly Societies Project has a searchable database of scholarly research.
     
  • Research Directories in specific subjects can also be found in the Quick Reference sections of the Libraries just browse the shelves or search the OPAC under "research directories"
     
  • CERUK - Current Educational Research Projects in the UK Developed by NFER and DfES, Ceruk covers research on all phases of education from early years to adults, including commissioned research and PhD theses. You can search the database and submit details of your own research.
     
  • Theses in progress in Commonwealth Studies - annual listing of higher degrees in UK universities on Commonwealth topics.